Back to Basics

On the final plinth in my exhibition, the last one before the exit, I displayed things a little differently and it caused quite a stir.

I have used pegs in my workshop to prop up rings while the resin dried so I decided to use them as part of my display.  After all, my workshop is called The Laundry so why not pay homage to that!

I also snuck in the bracelets I'd been working on as a technical exercise. People loved them.  I underestimated that those who come to an exhibition such as mine actually value the craftsmanship that goes into seemingly simple pieces.  It was another homage, this time to the early works of Georg Jensen.
I intend to do more simple pieces to fine tune some of my basic skills.  My 11 year old son asked what I would be calling this new "body of work" and all I could reply was my Back To Basics range.  I really have to remember that children are sponges and take everything in!

A big Thank You

I'd just like to thank everyone who helped me mount my first solo exhibition, which by all accounts was a great success.  I'm posting a few of the entries in my comments book (I scrubbed the signatures out for privacy reasons)

More Press Attention

Not a great scanned copy so I've included the newspaper's link as well:

Suzanne sees silver side of fallen Queenscliff moonahs | Geelong Independent | Star News Group Local News, Sport, Entertainment 

Press Attention

The exhibition has been a great success.  The gasps of WOW when people walk into House Gallery are very rewarding as I attempted to make this show nothing less than what I would have put together in London.  There is even a hint of things to come in the last plinth before exiting.  The Bellarine Times ran I a lovely snippet about the exhibition:

I will be at the Gallery for the long weekend: Saturday, Sunday & Monday March 10th, 11th & 12th from 1-4pm.  If you want to view the exhibition after Thursday 16th, please send my an email at thelaundrycollection@gmail.com and I'll arrange a viewing before it closes.

Steep Learning Curve

With a solo exhibition looming in February I thought I'd revamp my Moonah Stand exhibition catalogue with more current work.

I really didn't need to do this but I wanted to go through the process of learning how to make an eBook. My catalogue seemed like the perfect project.  How wrong was I!  Nothing is ever as straightforward as it seems.

I went with 2 options:  Blurb and Amazon.  

Blurb iBooks are only for Apple so I don't know how the book below will look when converted.  I can only hope it will appear similar on an iPad.  The advantage with Blurb is the option to order a hard copy.  

With Amazon I have looked at previews till my eyes are blurring. The fact that eReaders can be altered to any setting means the book will look different on everybody's Kindle no matter what I do.  Basically I went with my best previewed version.  It may not be perfect or look as slick as Blurb but all the information and photos are there. The added bonus is links to appropriate websites, as well as having a content index.  

So, for better or worse, my first attempt at online publishing:

Now I've done all the backbreaking work I'll be able to teach this to others.  It was one steep learning curve though!  If it was to be done commercially, you'd need a lot more time than what I had to finish this project.